Rotorua is known for its thermal activity, so it was someplace I knew I wanted to visit when I went to New Zealand. I had seen many pictures of the multicolored pools of water, and I wanted see them with my own eyes. So after four days in Dunedin, we hopped on a plane (without […]
Traveling is a wonderful thing. I love experiencing new cultures, tasting new food, and taking a gazillion photos. But traveling also means staying in places where the quality of the bed you’re sleeping on can vary greatly. Since the main reason for booking a room is so you have a place to sleep at night, […]
On the outskirts of Dunedin is a place called Tunnel Beach. It’s a rocky shoreline with sheer cliffs and rocks jutting out of the water. We had one more day left in Dunedin before our flight to Rotorua, so Andy and I decided to go check it out on New Year’s Day. After some research, […]
Since Andy was deprived of his scenic train to Christchurch when we changed our plans, he was happy to find the Taieri Gorge Railway in Dunedin. It’s a scenic train ride through the valleys and mountains near Dunedin, which you can take one way or, more popular, round trip, and it makes for a relaxing […]
Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand is the steepest street in the world. We didn’t know this ahead of time, but when Andy and I changed our plans and decided to go there, we had to do some quick research to find out what to do in Dunedin. The steepest street in the world seemed […]
Wanaka is a small town near Queenstown, and it’s actually known as being a smaller version of Queenstown. Before we changed our plans for New Zealand, Andy and I thought stopping there would be a good way to break up the long distance to Franz Joseph Glacier. But in reality, we mostly ended up there […]
Travel can bring many difficult experiences in between all the fun times we set out to have. I was just reading a post from my friend Jaime about the Ganges River in India, and it made me think about all of the heart-wrenching or disturbing or awkwardly difficult moments I’ve experienced, especially while traveling in […]
When Andy was researching our trip to New Zealand, he found a scenic train similar to the one I took from Wellington to Auckland, but this one goes from Greymouth to Christchurch. He loves trains, so we booked tickets for New Year’s Eve and planned a few days in Christchurch afterwards. Christchurch is still struggling from […]
When Andy and I checked into the hostel in Queenstown on Christmas Eve, they told us they were having a barbeque for Christmas dinner at the beach the next day. It sounded like a fun way to celebrate the holiday while being social. It was also our first Christmas together, and enjoying the views of […]
The day after Andy landed in Auckland, we boarded a plane to Queenstown. We thought Queenstown would be a fun place to spend New Year’s but we couldn’t find a room New Year’s, so we decided to go there for Christmas instead. Queenstown is known for extreme adventures, such as bungy jumping, jet boating, skydiving, […]